The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1887-11-26
PERSONAL

Personal
The family of Mr.. VIM. M. Isaac, who moved
to the I'd district last summer, has returned t.
Towsontown.
Miss Leila Green, of New Orleans, is spend
ing some time with Mrs. B. W. Crane, at thu
Smedley House.
Mr.. D. H. Rice, of Cowpens Station, Mary.
land Central r. R., made flying business trip tc
New York this week.
Miss Madge Manning of Baltimore, spent
Thanksgiving with the family of VIM. S. Keech
ESQ.,, in Towsontown.
Mrs Sarah Jane Yelott, of Towsontown, left
for Washington this week, where she will spend
| the winter with her daughter, Mrs. Rust
Mr.. James R. Clark, whose handsome country
place is situated at the head of Charles street
nue., moved his family to the city this week for
| the winter.
| Thomas Todd, Esq., member of the Board of
County Commissioners, who was reelected on the
| 9Th inst, has gone to North Carolina on a gun
| ming expedition.
| Mr.. Thomas T. Hutchins, member of the Bal
timoro bar and brother of the late Nicholas T.
Hutchins. of My Lady's Manor, was in Towson-
| town on Tuesday.
| Major John I. Yellott left on Monday for At
lantic City, N j., where he will spend some time
for the benefit of his health, which has not been
| good for some time.
Mr.. E. B. Peasants, formerly chief engineer
of the Maryland Central R. R., is now engaged on
a railroad survey in North Carolina, with head
quarters at Aulander.
Mr. William H. Blackford, of the Sd district,
| Baltimore county, has been elected president of
the Maryland Life Insurance Company to succeed
| the late George P. Thomas.
Miss Lizzie Lurman, daughter of Mr. Gustav
W. Lurman, of Gainesville, has returned from Eu-
rope, where she made an extended tour with her
| aunt, Mrs. G. Morton Stewart.
Mr.. Edward DANTE, employed at Montebeo,
| Miss Mary CARROTS country seat on the Hillen
| road, was married on Wednesday evening to Miss
Louisa Pepper, of Baltimore county.
Mr.. Josias Hawkins, representing the we'll
| known firm of Messrs. A. g. Meyer Il Co., drug
gists' specialties, Baltimore, was in Towsontown
| on Wednesday in the interest of his house.
Rev. H. L. Elderdice, pastor of Broadway NJ.
| P. Church, Baltimore, and brother of Rev. ]. L..
| EIderdice, pastor of EPSON Chapel, Towsontown,
| is quite i'll with an attack of typhoid fever.
MIR. Samuel B. Hoopman, of Hillsboro, Lou
| don county, Va was in Towsontown on Monday
and called at The UNION Office. He is anxious to
buy farm in Baltimore county and locate here.
Mr.. Alfred C. Dukes well-known engineer
on the Northern Central R. R., married at St..
Thomas Catholic Church, Hampden, Thanksgv-
ing afternoon to Miss Hattie Kelly, of that place.
The family of the late Hon. Robert Fowler,
| of Baltimore county, among them Judge Fowler
and wife, of Towsontown, had reunion and dinner
| at Barnum's Hotel, Baltimore, on Thanksgiving
day.
-Messrs. D. Hopper Emory and Alfred E..
Hatch, of Baltimore county, are named among
the incorporators of new safe deposit and trust
company just organized in Baltimore with CAPT
tai stock of 100000.
Rev. Dwight E. Lyman, pastor of St. Mary 8
| Catholic Church, Govanstown, has had charge of
that church since 1860. He is most popular
divine, and brother of Bishop Lyman, of the
Protestant Episcopal Church.
MIR. Calvin S. Harlan, of the 18th district,
who was the candidate for county surveyor on the
Republican ticket, was in Towsontown on Monday
and called to He is very clever gentle
man and competent surveyor.
-Messrs. Chas E. FendalI, J. Wesley Lee and
Samuel J. Robinson, of Towsontown, spent two
days the past week rabbit hunting in Hartford
county. They met with very poor success and
report that rabbits are unusually scarce.
Gen. James G. Clarke, ex-president of the
Illinois Central r. R., was in Baltimore few
days ago on his way to his old home in Frederick.
The General is pleasantly remembered by many
of the older citizens of Baltimore county.
AT the anniversary meeting of the Browning
Literary Society of Western Maryland College,
Westminster, held on Thursday night, the presi-
dent, Miss L. B. Taylor, of Waverly, Baltimore
county, delivered an interesting address.
MIR. Eugene Ogg, an employee of Poole d
Hunts shops, was married on Wednesday night,
in Grace M. E. Church, Woodbury., to Miss Jen-
ME Wisner, of Hampden. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. e. c. Dudrear, pastor of the
church.
MIR. Joseph Pikey, of Brantford township,
Canada, brother of the late John .Pilkey, of Bati
more, and George W. Lindsay, ESQ.,, Chief Judge
of the Baltimore city Orphans Court, spent Sun
day last in Towsontown, the guests of S. Parker
Bosley, Esq.
Mr.. Daniel Shamberger, who rented his farm
in King William county, Va, with the intention
be proposed to engage in the milling business, has
concluded to spend the winter with his father at
Shamburg, 9Th district.
Mr. Samuel H. Green, of New Freedom, York
county, formerly one of the proprietors of Warren
Mills, was in Towsontown ON Wednesday and
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he has regained his usual health.
Mr. M. L. Keedy, who, as stated in these col
umns last week, defeated by 155 votes for
States Attorney of Washington county, was the
Republican and not the Democratic nominee for
that office. He is the son-in-law of Rev. j. B.
Stitt formerly pastor of Towsontown M. E. Church.
Rev. w. H. Fl. Powers, rector of Trinity P.
E. Church, Towsontown, on Wednesday returned
from his visit to Virginia, and conducted services
in his church on Thanksgiving day, preaching
very fine sermon to large congregation. The
chancel OF the cnurcn was DeautlluIIy emoeillsHeu
with fruits, cereals and flowers.
Mr.. William Farrell former Towsontown
boy and son of Mr.. John Farrell expects to go
to Florida this winter and fill position in hotel
there During the past summer he was clerk at
the Blue Mountain House, on the Western Mary
land Railroad. He is very deserving young man
and one who will make his way in the world
Our bachelor friend, Mr.. Chas. B. Rogers, as
sistant school examiner, won the pretty doll which
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school fair last week. He took the doll home
and will keep it until he has occasion to use it,
although it is thought its clothing will be con-
siderably out of style before that time arrives.
-Ex- County Commissioner Edward W. Stiefel,
of the LIST district, was in Towsontown on We'd
nesday. He is always jovial and good-natured,
but on this occasion he was in particularly happy
frame of mind the fact that he BECAME grand
father the day before his daughter the wife OF MI
J. W. Blair, having presented her husband with
a fine son.
Good Showing for the Western Mary
land.-The monthly meeting of the directors of
the w. M. r. R. Co., was hold on Wednesday,
when the report of President Hood of the opera
tions of the road for year ended Sept. 3Oth, was
presented.
The total gross earnings of the Western Mary
land main line and branches were S756, 6lO6S, the
operating expenses $455, 1885, and the net earn
ines $500, Sl2O2 The report gives in detail the
important improvements that were made during
the year. ,.,.
The suggestion is made of the advisabiity of
extending the Baltimore and Harrisburg Railway
to Blue Ridge Summit on the main line, distance
of Is miles. This would supply second line from
Emory Grove to Blue Ridge Summit. Inc Yves
tern Maryland paid to the Baltimore and Potomac
and Northern Central $76,791.49 for the use Of
their tracks in Baltimore. This heavy charge is
Justly characterized as onerous. The building OF